USW Now Considering If Michelin Deal Will Be ‘Pattern’
(Akron/Tire Review) While specific terms of the quickly reached tentative master contract agreement between the United Steelworkers and Michelin North America have yet to be announced, the USW Bargaining Committee is now considering whether it should advance that agreement as the pattern contract with Goodyear and Bridgestone/Firestone.
Titan Deal for CTNA Plant May Be Completed This Weekend
(Akron/Tire Review) Titan International Inc. says it anticipates that union workers at Continental Tire North America’s Bryan, Ohio, OTR tire plant will vote this weekend on a new master contract, paving the way for Titan to complete its planned purchase of the facility.
UPDATE: USW Picks Michelin Contract
(Akron/Tire Review) This afternoon, the so-called “Nine Man Committee,” representatives of the three United Steelworker bargaining groups negotiating with the Big 3 tiremakers, announced that it has decided that it will make the tentative agreement between the union and Michelin North America the pattern settlement.
First Intelligent Tire Technology Conference Set
(Akron/Tire Review) The first Intelligent Tire Technology Conference will be held Oct. 23-25 at the Marriott Detroit in Livonia, Mich.
MNA, Union Reach Tentative Agreement
(Akron/Tire Review) While the details have not been released, the United Steelworkers has reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year master contract with Michelin North America.
Union Says Titan Laying Off 75
(Akron/Tire Review) The United Steelworkers (USW) claims that Titan International will lay off some 75 employees from its recently acquired agricultural tire plant in Freeport, Ill., a move that, according to news reports, has not been confirmed by Titan.
Fire Destroys Longtime Minden Tire Dealership
(Akron/Tire Review – Shreveport (La.) Times) A blackened heap of bricks and metal is all that remains of a fire that destroyed a longtime Minden, La., business Thursday night.
Michelin, Union Agree to Extensions; No Progress Elsewhere
(Akron/Tire Review) The United Steelworkers’ (USW) master contracts with Michelin North America, Goodyear and Bridgestone/Firestone expired Sunday at midnight without incident and without a walkout by union workers.
Auto Parts Makers Lose Ground
(Akron/Tire Review – Wall Street Journal/Detroit News) Despite breathless anticipation over automaker alliances, stock and bond investors still see much of the U.S. car business as a sputtering jalopy.
Cooper Results Out Aug. 3
(Akron/Tire Review) Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. plans to unveil its second quarter and first half financial results before the market opens on Thursday, Aug. 3.